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Book Blurb

The Archangel Michael is tired. He fought wars and shoved his brother Lucifer out of heaven all before the Dark Ages rolled around. His role as protector of Israel now encompasses all of humanity, and while he performs his job perfectly, there's little personal joy in it.

Until one night in a bar when he meets Asher. 

Michael isn’t sure what it is about the vulnerable, self-deprecating Asher that calls to him, but something about his restrained depths, gentle smiles, and encyclopedic knowledge of flowers tugs at Michael in a way that can’t be denied. Too bad romance isn’t part of his mission.

Facing an eternity of perfect submission to God’s authority, rebellion stirs in Michael. Questions of free will, angelic vocation, and the role of love and lust demand answers that just might cost Michael his place in heaven.

Warnings: this novella contains urban fantasy, wings, angels doing unangelic things, erotic content, and playful blasphemy.

Book Review

Angels fascinate me, and though we don’t know how Heaven works - if it even exists – there is a high number of interpretations of how it might be run. The world and logic that Leta Blake creates in ‘Angel Undone’ has many familiar elements, but the unique combination of characters, their attitudes, and the central conflict Archangel Michael faces were interesting and both entertaining and thought-provoking.

Michael is a conflicted angel. He has done his bit fighting wars and protecting Heaven against revolution for many centuries. He is loyal to his father and does his best to fulfill his various missions of salvation. Then he runs into Asher, his newest assignment, and everything changes. Michael is supposed to show Asher that loving men is okay, thus avoiding Asher becoming depressed or worse. But there is something in Asher that calls to Michael on a primal level, and he begins to consider breaking the rules so he can stay with Asher. Love is, after all, one of the driving forces of the universe and something very much encouraged by the God of this author’s world.

Michael’ conflict is heartbreaking. He wants to be the “good angel”, the “loyal servant” of the heavenly father, but he has also spoken to Lucifer – who runs a surfing equipment shop – and discovered that being Fallen isn’t as bad as rumors make everyone believe. The whole discussion of perfect submission to God versus free will, the consequences of choosing a different path, and the decision-making process is fascinating. The final confrontation between Michael and God himself is well written, unexpected, and paints a very modern picture of the whole divine situation.

If you like angels who appear in a very modern light, if you believe in free will – no matter what the consequences, and if you’re looking for a read that challenges “accepted wisdom” and might just make you smile, and possibly laugh out loud, then you will probably like this novella.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 90 pages/25000 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	18-July-2016
Price	$2.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.amazon.com/Angel-Undone-Leta-Blake-ebook/dp/B01I0U4ODU#nav-subnav